gavotting

present participle of gavotte

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Verb
  • The Jaguars are shuffling corners.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Eliminate middle schools Known as Option G, the proposal essentially eliminates middle schools by moving sixth grade to elementary schools and shuffling seventh and eighth grades to the high schools.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Hope turned up on night two of the group’s DEADLINE world tour on July 6 at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, South Korea, bopping along to ROSÉ, LISA, JENNIE and JISOO from his seat.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Plus, the icy pastel hues are reminiscent of ballerinas prancing in The Nutcracker.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Gavotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gavotting. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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